Xu Le stared coldly at Long Kui, "You've violated the agreement, haven't you!"
Longkui, still dressed in black, with eyes as still as a pool of water, explained, "This time I acted on my own initiative, so I will give you some treasures and cultivation techniques that my brother and I collected as compensation and as an apology!"
Xu Le nodded, not pushing his luck, and asked in a slightly gentler tone, "What is the nature of your transaction this time?"
Longkui took out a long scroll made of snow silk and handed it to Xu Le. Her slender palms were so thin that you could see the veins, and black energy flowed within them. Although she hadn't touched it herself, she could clearly feel the corrosive power within it.
Xu Le took the scroll, which was densely covered with the layout of numerous palaces. In the center was a sacred, tall tree, which was circled in red and stood out prominently.
Xu Le had some guesses in his mind and asked, "A map of the God Realm?"
Longkui nodded, ignoring Xu Le's increasingly unpleasant expression, and continued, "This is the map drawn by the Goddess Nuwa based on the distribution of the divine realm! This transaction is to go to the divine realm, to the roots of the divine tree, and bury this scroll!"
"impossible!"
Xu Le resolutely refused. He wasn't stupid. What kind of place was the God Realm? It was the palace where the Heavenly Emperor Fuxi lived, forged into an ironclad structure. Going inside would mean certain death. With his current strength, facing Fuxi, who was even more powerful than Nuwa during her reign, he would surely perish.
Although Xu Le was greedy, he always kept in mind the principle of acting within his means. He could travel through countless worlds and there were countless treasures waiting for him to discover, so why take risks?
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Chapter 273: Take it and run
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Longkui revealed a knowing look in her eyes and said softly, "The Empress will certainly not let you go to your death. There is a spell on the scroll that can conceal your aura, so as long as you bring the scroll into the Heavenly Realm, you can avoid the Heavenly Emperor's detection!"
Xu Le gave a strange smile and continued to ask, "Why do you do this?"
Seeing Xu Le's expression, Long Kui assumed he had agreed to her deal and continued to explain:
"Emperor Fuxi was the strongest being after the birth of the ancient world. He was the Divine Tree. All the gods in the divine realm were born from the Divine Tree. To some extent, all the gods born later were his offspring! And the Divine Tree held the power of the world for countless years!"
"Therefore, no one in this world can defy it! The only way is to damage the divine tree, and you are the best candidate!"
"I see!"
Xu Le smiled and nodded. Just when Long Kui thought he had agreed to the conditions, Xu Le's figure turned into a phantom and disappeared. It turned out that what had been there all along was just a clone.
"I never expected this guy to be so shameless!"
Longkui sighed softly. She had considered many possibilities: he might have acted out of anger, or he might have left in a huff. She never expected that he would simply take the benefits and run away.
"Why bother! This was just a test! I didn't expect him to fall for it! As for the Heavenly Emperor Fuxi, I don't know if he has reached the threshold of that realm or already crossed it, but in any case, the Divine Tree is no longer important to him! However, the emergence of this variable can give us a better chance of winning in our fight against Fuxi!"
Behind Long Kui, a graceful figure appeared, watching Xu Le walk away, and let out an interested laugh, murmuring softly, "What's more, he has something good with him!"
Longkui shook her head and transformed into a sword beam, disappearing into the distance...
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In the palace of the gods, a goddess lay reclining on a cloud bed. Suddenly, she frowned, opened her phoenix eyes, and seemed to see through space, issuing a decree.
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Several miles away from the wooden house, in the palace of Southern Xinjiang, the Witch King was talking to the middle-aged man opposite him with a smile on his face!
The Witch King's face, which had been pale before, was now radiant, all thanks to the middle-aged man in front of him.
After being turned away a few days ago, the Witch King encountered this man on his way back, who said he could relieve his worries.
At first, the Witch King naturally couldn't believe it, but his irritable mood also piqued his curiosity. He got off the carriage and let the man in front of him perform.
The man simply smiled slightly, pointed at a soldier, and a wisp of black energy shot out and entered the soldier's body.
"It itches so much!"
After the black energy entered the soldier's body, his body turned red and itchy all over. When the Witch King saw this, he quickly retreated. Hundreds of soldiers drew their swords and rushed forward to surround the middle-aged man. Several soldiers kicked him to the ground and pressed him down by the neck in front of the Witch King.
The Witch King was in a bad mood, and his tone was naturally unfriendly as he coldly asked, "What kind of monster are you!"
The middle-aged man's previous confident expression vanished, replaced by panic. He felt the coldness of the blade against his neck, and his legs trembled uncontrollably.
He was originally a swindler from the Central Plains named Luo Geng. He came to the Southern Frontier by chance, but his swindling skills did not bring him much gold and silver. So he became disheartened and wanted to return to the Central Plains.
But just last night, as he was about to board his carriage and leave, a golden light descended upon him. He saw a golden-armored deity who said he was the chosen divine messenger and bestowed upon him divine objects and magic, enabling him to subdue a demon!
So he thought of using the power of the royal family and the divine magic he had obtained, but he didn't expect the divine magic to be so terrible. Looking at the soldiers who had fainted on the ground, Luo Geng's legs went weak. Although he had the divine object protecting him, he could not guarantee that he would not be hacked into a pile of mincemeat.
"Ahhh!"
The soldier lying on the ground suddenly woke up, his eyes flashing with crimson light. His muscles swelled rapidly, and he stood up with a low roar, knocking away the four soldiers beside him.
"Your Majesty has witnessed my power!"
Upon witnessing this scene, Luo Geng immediately calmed down, adopting the demeanor of a wise and enlightened master, and asked calmly, which made the Witch King suspicious and he hurriedly ordered the soldiers to put down their weapons.
With renewed confidence, Luo Geng approached the crazed soldiers. Under the expectant gaze of the Witch King, he casually waved his hand, and the crazed soldiers became like obedient dogs, wagging their tails and begging for mercy at his hands.
"This...this..."
The Witch King exclaimed in shock, but before he could speak, Luo Geng interrupted him, "This is a divine art bestowed by the gods, capable of amplifying the physique of mortals. Is Your Majesty satisfied with this gift from me?"
Luo Geng didn't give the Witch King time to think. Having been in the martial arts world for a long time, he naturally knew how to deceive people, so he pressed his advantage and made the Witch King admire him.
"Satisfied! Satisfied!"
The Witch King was overjoyed and returned to the palace with Luo Geng. After strengthening hundreds of soldiers, he rewarded them with more than a dozen beautiful palace maids as a return gift.